The River Advocates Forum features the following issues that have been submitted by watershed groups across the Commonwealth and represent their perspectives:

Legislation to Protect Rivers
An Act Relative to Sustainable Water Resources

Brockton's Water Withdrawal
Pumping 10 millions gallons a day from Silver Lake causes environmental damage

Russell Biomass:
Pitting the environment against new sources of energy

South Coast Rail Planned through Sensitive Wetlands
MBTA is planning $1.4 billion extension of commuter rail system through the Hockomock

Wild & Scenic Taunton River
Longest undammed coastal river in New England will be protected by new legislation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eel River